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Page 103
... tradition that any hill covers the ruins of some mighty palace or citadel , archaeologists are almost certain to excavate there and to be rewarded for their labors . The un- broken tradition found in all parts of Greece that Homer was ...
... tradition that any hill covers the ruins of some mighty palace or citadel , archaeologists are almost certain to excavate there and to be rewarded for their labors . The un- broken tradition found in all parts of Greece that Homer was ...
Page 124
... tradition is assumed as known ; it is only the new , the original , of which the details are given . The evident eagerness of the poet to pass over in silence matters that were already known to his hearers furnishes strong proof that he ...
... tradition is assumed as known ; it is only the new , the original , of which the details are given . The evident eagerness of the poet to pass over in silence matters that were already known to his hearers furnishes strong proof that he ...
Page 139
... tradition that in trouble one part of the Empire may hope for the brotherly help of every other part . How nobly this tradition is exemplified in the United States the world has realised with admiration again and again , as in the great ...
... tradition that in trouble one part of the Empire may hope for the brotherly help of every other part . How nobly this tradition is exemplified in the United States the world has realised with admiration again and again , as in the great ...
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